REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on:
(1) Adoption of a Class 2 Categorical Exemption under CEQA Guidelines Section 15302;
(2) Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Existing Deposit Agreement with Intel Corporation, and Approval of a Second Deposit Agreement with Intel, Relating to the Juliette Substation Project;
(3) Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Deposit Agreement with West Valley Mission Community College District Related to a Battery Storage Project;
(4) Approval of a Deposit Agreement with Innovation Commons Owner, LLC Related to the Democracy Substation Project;
(5) Approval of the Form of a Model Deposit Agreement and Grant Authority to City Manager to Execute Future Deposit Agreements Conforming to the Approved Model Form, and Authority to City Attorney to Modify Terms and Conditions of the Model Deposit Agreement;
(6) Approval of Purchase Order to Eaton Corporation for Switchgear Associated with the Mission College Project, and Authorize City Manager to Issue Future Purchase Orders to Eaton Corporation Up to a Maximum of $1,500,000; and
(7) Approve Related Budget Amendments
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
In order to meet unique needs of specific customers, Silicon Valley Power (SVP) the electric utility for the City of Santa Clara, performs a number of services that are charged directly to customers. These services may include performing engineering studies to support developer projects, making upgrades to dedicated customer substations, and additional equipment design and installation to meet customer needs. In order to ensure that the customer pays all required costs of work performed on the Customer's behalf, the City enters into agreements with the customer to receive payment in advance. In some cases, this advance payment is included in a substation agreement. If services are not associated with new construction of a substation or if the parties are not able to enter in...
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